Hanging with the greats

It has been 2 months since my last post has gone up. Training has been going really well save for one week of pretty bad, sun-induced illness. Lots to talk about... Will try to get a few updates posted in the next few days to cover my bases. Well, possibly one of the coolest things to happen in the last few weeks was SBR Tri Team's special event in Central Park with the Challenged Athletes Foundation (CAF). The event consisted of a short run of 5 or 6 miles lead by none other than Dave Scott (6-time World Ironman Champion) and Scott Tinley (2-time World Ironman Champion)... We are talking the best of the best! The event was designed to give people the chance to meet Dave and Scott and to promote the CAF's work.

Scott Tinley

Dave Scott

The CAF is group responsible for promoting athleticism in physically-challenge athletes... And they certainly do not mess around. Among the athletes at the event, for example, was a young swimmer--both of his legs removed beneat-the-knee--who is competing at the ParaOlympics in Beijing for fly and IM. Also in attendance was a remarkable young lady--the first woman with an above-the-knee amputation to complete the Ironman. Absolutely remarkable!

Anyway, the evening was great and really sparked an interest for me in the Foundation. I am now thinking of trying to do some work with the group. Oh, and the run was definitely amazing. Dave and Scott are just the friendliest guys and to spend a short jog with two of the best triathletes in history was incredible. Haha, and along the run whom did we pass? Lance Armstrong, who was out for a short run himself. Only in New York....